Availability of national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics

***Non-statistical indicator***

The law on official statistics was approved in 2017 and amended in 2022.

It regulates the organization and operation of the unique system of official statistics, establishes the legal framework for the development, production, dissemination and coordination of official statistics. It also contains provisions regarding the fundamental principles of official statistics, professional independence, statistical data quality management, expanding access to administrative data sources to reduce the burden on respondents and other elements aimed at strengthening the national statistical system.

The draft law on official statistics was developed by the National Bureau of Statistics in order to harmonize national legislation with the EU acquis in the field of statistics (Regulation (EC) no. 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 11, 2009 on European statistics, published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ) No. L 87/164 of 31.03.2009, the Code of Good Practice of European Statistics, adopted by the European Statistical Committee on 28 September 2011).

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Moldovan statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Moldovan-specific metadata information.

Indicator

Indicator 17.18.2.1: Availability of national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
Definition and concepts

The 10 Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics adopted by the UN Statistical Commission during the plenary session on April 11-15, 1994 are:

Principle 1: Official statistics provide an indispensable element in the information system of a democratic society, serving the Government, the economy and the public with data about the economic, demographic, social and environmental situation. To this end, official statistics that meet the test of practical utility are to be compiled and made available on an impartial basis by official statistical agencies to honour citizens’ entitlement to public information.

Principle 2. To retain trust in official statistics, the statistical agencies need to decide according to strictly professional considerations, including scientific principles and professional ethics, on the methods and procedures for the collection, processing, storage and presentation of statistical data.

Principle 3. To facilitate a correct interpretation of the data, the statistical agencies are to present information according to scientific standards on the sources, methods and procedures of the statistics.

Principle 4. The statistical agencies are entitled to comment on erroneous interpretation and misuse of statistics.

Principle 5. Data for statistical purposes may be drawn from all types of sources, be they statistical surveys or administrative records. Statistical agencies are to choose the source with regard to quality, timeliness, costs and the burden on respondents.

Principle 6. Individual data collected by statistical agencies for statistical compilation, whether they refer to natural or legal persons, are to be strictly confidential and used exclusively for statistical purposes.

Principle 7. The laws, regulations and measures under which the statistical systems operate are to be made public.

Principle 8. Coordination among statistical agencies within countries is essential to achieve consistency and efficiency in the statistical system.

Principle 9. The use by statistical agencies in each country of international concepts, classifications and methods promotes the consistency and efficiency of statistical systems at all official levels.

Principle 10. Bilateral and multilateral cooperation in statistics contributes to the improvement of systems of official statistics in all countries.

Unit of measure

Policy documents
Method of computation

Existence of national legislative framework in the statistics area, which is in line with the 10 Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics.
Data last updated Jul 31, 2024
Metadata last updated Jul 31, 2024

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 17.18.2.1: NA
Target

Target 17.18: By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts
UN designated tier

2
Link to global metadata

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-17-18-02.pdf
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF)
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

UNSD, PARIS21, Regional Commissions,World Bank

Source 1

Data sources

1) National normative framework in the area of statistics

2) Survey based on online questionnaire PARIS21 SDG Survey

Data producers

National Bureau of Statistics
Data providers

National Bureau of Statistics
Institutional mandate

National Bureau of Statistics
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